Bayview

The former home to the San Francisco 49ers’s Candlestick Park stadium, Bayview is a San Francisco community on the rise. In just a few years, Bayview has added a new MUNI light rail connection. Tons of locally-owned restaurants and coffee shops are also popping up all over the neighborhood.

Average Home Sale Price: $755,000Price per Sqft: $533Average Rent Price per Month: $3,160

Bernal Heights

Located “off the beaten path” so to speak and often times unknown to even most San Franciscans, the neighborhood of Bernal Heights also known as “Maternal Heights” is a family friendly neighborhood riddled with single family style homes, outdoor markets and off-leash dog parks.

Average Home Sale Price: $755,000Price per Sqft: $533Average Rent Price per Month: $3,160

The Castro

Rich in history, ‘The Castro’ is San Francisco’s well known LGBT hub. Styles of homes vary from apartment condos to architecturally stunning Victorians. If you’re a foodie, there are most certainly better neighborhoods to move to but what it lacks in a bustling food scene, it makes up for in great views of the city.

Average Home Sale Price: $1,375,000Price per Sqft: $1,108Average Rent Price per Month: $6,499

Central Waterfront/Dogpatch

If you’re looking for a neighborhood with beautiful ocean views and some of the oldest homes in San Francisco then look no further than Central Waterfront and Dogpatch. Once a place for factory workers in the nineteenth century, the neighborhood now houses newly developed condos and loft style dwellings.

Average Home Sale Price: $1,102,500Price per Sqft: $848Average Rent Price per Month: $2,850

The Excelsior

A mishmash of single family homes, new and old buildings and Victorian homes, the neighborhood of Excelsior is one of the few hoods in San Francisco with homes listed under $1M. A good place to raise kids, the Excelsior has loads of outdoor parks and schools.

Average Home Sale Price: $737,500Price per Sqft: $692Average Rent Price per Month: $3,500

Mission District

San Francisco's Mission District neighborhood has some of the oldest homes in the city. A combination of cool live-work spaces, old industrial buildings and Victorian homes stretch across the neighborhood making it a true melting pot.

Average Home Sale Price: $1,012,500Price per Sqft: $1,032Average Rent Price per Month: $3,650

Outer Richmond

One of the more recent hot market neighborhoods surfacing in San Fran's northwest end, Outer Richmond is home to an affluent Chinese community. Needless to say, the variety of restaurants in the area come in abundance. Don't be too surprised to see a combination of Craftsman style bungalows, apartment condos, Edwardians and single family homes.

Average Home Sale Price: $1,250,000Price per Sqft: $770Average Rent Price per Month: $3,900

South of Market (also known as SoMa)

South of Market, aptly referred to as SoMa, is filled with high-end high rise condos. A neighborhood most accomodating for working professionals used to the hustle and bustle of a fast paced lifestyle, you can still find outdoor parks around the neighborhood. One of which being South Park.

Average Home Sale Price: $870,000Price per Sqft: $940Average Rent Price per Month: $4,650